Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Calling All Moms

If you are a Mom...

Has this ever happened to You?

You have had a hard day as a Mom and all you want is to have someone patiently hear you without judging you -- come be a part of us and rantYou want to discuss about your kids education, play, achievements, next project or maybe plan a birthday party or a play date -- come share with us.You are a Mom who has hit that amazing routine that soothes the baby and makes her sleep in 15 minutes flat -- before you apply for a patent come teach usYou are ready to go back to work or maybe taking a break from work to stay at home and you want to talk it out -- come let’s talkYou have ideas, plans, anecdotes about yourself the kids, the neighbours kids -- come tell usYou have concerns, worries, issues and you think more Moms should hear you -- come discuss with us

This is going to be your blog, the Mom's blog, for The Mom, Of The Mom, By The Mom

It’s you who is going to post and help others out if necessary. It’s a place where we all Moms meet at our own time and still have fun

Why This Blog ?

I have a 3 yr old and as a Mom that's my age too. As my daughter grows there have been questions and more questions. I have spent a considerable time Googling and asking around. I have also spent (and still do) discussing various aspects of my daughter's growing up with my friends. Numerous questions always -- Gymboree or MyGym ? Puzzles or Books ? Should I feed or let her eat on her own? Am I right if I get stressed out and scream sometimes or do I clench my fist and mix honey in my speech?When my daughter first started day care last year I was so worried that I would call up my very dear friend N and giver her hourly updates about my daughters status and my emotional status, seems funny in retrospect, but yes that was what I did.

I am sure many of you have gone through similar situations and looked around and bonded with others going through the sameAs I look around in the Blogosphere and I see Asha whose daughter T has achieved laurels in school , I think it would be really nice if we get to know from Asha how she nurtured her daughter.When SJ says , she finds fairy tales have changed a lot since she was a child– I think that's exactly what I have felt all this time.As Indo's daughter DD makes beautiful clay artifacts – I feel maybe Indo could give us tips as how she mnages work, blog and also teaches her daughter such skills.When @ says about Kodi's baby talk – I smile by myself and the day looks brighter.When I see Trupti managing two adorable cuties and taking them to several activities -- I think it would be great to know how she keeps them activeWhen Vani shares about little M and her daycare -- I think that can help other Moms with little babiesWhen Maheshwari, Swapna, Vini, Padmaja, Sailaja, Sunita, Sharmi, Hema, Linda, Shaheen, Manisha, Sri, Shilpa(Flog&Rosbif) and all other Moms whom I have known through their food blogs and all those whom I am yet to know could all come and share I think it would be a great place for all of us.

There are many more of you who are bringing up your kids beautifully and I feel it would do us all good if we could all come and share and talk. You need not have a blog, you can just come and join us.I bounced off my idea with IndoSunGod of DailyMusings and Asha of FoodiesHope and Aroma, two very experienced Moms and they were kind enough to come and join as administrators

Since we can't meet at a Coffee Place and chat let’s have a virtual place of our own and we meet up at our own time, maybe sipping that chai or coffee...

Why The Desi Momz Club ?

I felt that a common background would help us bond better. There are many Mommy sites but I wanted to have one where at least we all share the same roots. But even if you are not Desi aka Indian, it’s good enough if you are an Indian at heart.

Post whenever you want as often as you wish but remember the posts should be either Mom or Kid centric. It can be anything either your own experience or any information you have gleaned from somewhere that you would like to share. Remember to give a link if you are quoting some other source. Also do not use contents if they are not for public use.

Since everyone is on a time crunch, if you already have a blog and you have a post in your own blog you want to share, you are welcome. That's easy yippeeeeee !!!

Come and check the posts and comments and actively comment to agree, disagree, discuss.

Get other moms to come and join, spread the word and let the club grow

If your a not a Mom, don't fret, you are important to us. If you have a post you would like to share, e-mail the post to mailto:desimomz.blog@gmail.com and you could be our guest contributor. Also please drop by and leave your comments, views, suggestions on the posts. And if you can rope in your Mom too that would be best !!!

32 comments:

lovely idea! believe it or not - I have been toying around with the exact same idea - but not a grp blog, more like the crazy hip carnival - but this I will be a very good start...and am thrilled to join.

do you mind if I advertise it on my mom-blog? I'm sure fellow moms would love to join...

Sandeepa, thanks for your message! Great idea, have been wanting do do something similar, but just don't have the time or as widespread readership as you do. Will surely join. More later when I log on late night..

Sandeepa, i am not a Mom, but i really applaud this idea of yours. Mothers need all the support one can give them.....your first line "somone to listen to you, without judging" misted my eyes.....having seen friends managing work and babies and home and some of them going through a lot of things all by themselves, being judged every minute.

Just when I go through all the trouble for starting a blog for linking Indian mom blogs! Is April 3rd a weird day or what? ;) Anyway, my idea was more to give links to interesting posts. Take a look indianmommies.blogspot.com.

Sandeepa, that is a lovely idea...there is such a difference between raising kids and raising them well...very few people can actually look back at the end of the day and say.."they have'nt turned out badly"...any help during these crucial years of their formation is more than welcome...I'm more than glad to join.

I absolutely love your idea, Sandeepa,! I'l definitely join, but right now I'm so bogged down with work I have to clear before going on holiday, so I'll sign up but might not contribute much untile later.. ;-)

I am sure this idea will work because I floated a yahoo group for Indian moms 3 years ago. It has been a great support group ever since my daughter was born because all the members have kids who were born in the same year as my daughter. We still have a great knowledge sharing experience on the group and are still in touch actively. Best of luck for your group.

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Predominantly a Bong, who loves being a Mom and loves to cook among other things for the li'l one and the big ones.She loves to write too and you will find her food spiced up with stories. Mainly a collection of Bengali Recipes with other kinds thrown in, in good measure. A Snapshot of Bengali Cuisine